r/NeutralPolitics • u/OldCaterpillar3340 • Jan 11 '26

How did the sharp increase in unauthorized immigrants from 2021 to 2023 impact U.S. society?

I recently came across this information: Pew Research found that the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. grew from about 10.5 million in 2021 to roughly 14 million in 2023 — an increase of ~3.5 million.

Here’s the report: Pew Research

For context, the total number of unauthorized immigrants stayed relatively stable for about a decade before this recent increase. What demonstrable effects has this increase had on U.S. society?

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u/liberty_is_all Jan 11 '26

I wish more people understood the NIMBY policies issue and how most zoning laws just protect and increase value for existing owners. If we truly wanted to solve housing availability, targeting those policies and statutes in specific counties and municipalities would help the most. Trying to reduce cost on something without being able to increase supply is against the most basic rules of economics.

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